A skit on Obama's election promises on Letterman:
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
The Wildcats Bite the Bullet(s)
We went to see some ozi basket ball for the first time last Friday. What we saw was a mixture of the pageantry of WWF, the commentary of Boxing and the entertainment of the Ekka!
One of the neatest things about the game was that (hip hop) music was played all through out! :) The commentary was funny and deriding at times. Between each quarter there was a slew of entertainment from youth dance groups. Fans also got a chance to sink a ball to win prizes such as plane tickets etc.
The game itself was kind of a let down. The Brisbane Bullets were the supposed "favourites", yet they were quite sloppy and lost the match to the Perth Wildcats 95-105. I guess I've been spoiled by watching NBA playoffs (on TV) and movies like White Men Can't Jump and Tv Series such as One Tree Hill. I guess I was expecting a lot from a professional team. Maybe too much.
That said it was a very entertaining night which was reasonably priced at around $30. (or less if you have Entertainment book vouchers or if your kids use the ABC Learning Centres) A guaranteed fun night out! :)
One of the neatest things about the game was that (hip hop) music was played all through out! :) The commentary was funny and deriding at times. Between each quarter there was a slew of entertainment from youth dance groups. Fans also got a chance to sink a ball to win prizes such as plane tickets etc.
The game itself was kind of a let down. The Brisbane Bullets were the supposed "favourites", yet they were quite sloppy and lost the match to the Perth Wildcats 95-105. I guess I've been spoiled by watching NBA playoffs (on TV) and movies like White Men Can't Jump and Tv Series such as One Tree Hill. I guess I was expecting a lot from a professional team. Maybe too much.
That said it was a very entertaining night which was reasonably priced at around $30. (or less if you have Entertainment book vouchers or if your kids use the ABC Learning Centres) A guaranteed fun night out! :)
Friday, January 18, 2008
The Sarah Connor Chronicles
"At the end of “Terminator 2: Judgment Day,” Sarah vanquished the liquid metal Terminator sent from the future to kill her teenage son, John. Sarah and John now find themselves alone in a very dangerous, complicated world. Fugitives from the law, they are confronted with the reality that still more enemies from the future, and the present, could attack at any moment.
THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES reveals what happens when SARAH stops running and goes on the offensive against an ever-evolving technological enemy bent on destroying her life, and perhaps the world. Her son, 15-year-old JOHN CONNOR, knows that he may be the future savior of mankind, but is not yet ready to take on the mantle of leadership that he’s told is his destiny. John finds himself inextricably drawn to CAMERON, an enigmatic and otherworldly student at his high school, who soon proves to be much more than his confidante – she assumes the role of Sarah and John’s fearless protector. On their trail are not only threats from the future, but an intelligent and tough FBI agent, JAMES ELLISON, who soon becomes a powerful ally.
Directed by David Nutter and produced by Warner Bros. Television and C-2 Pictures, THE SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES represents an exciting reinvention of the “Terminator” franchise, in which the strong and intrepid Sarah discovers that protecting her son and stopping the rise of the machines is more difficult than she had ever imagined." - fox
I've seen two episodes so far and it looks excellent! :)
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
What a Moron!
For those of you who have missed this insane story about Corey Worthington:
"Steve and Jo Delaney cut short their Gold Coast holiday after a party at their house attracted up to 500 alcohol-charged youths — who damaged police cars with bottles and had to be dispersed with the help of a police helicopter. ... It could get worse for Corey with Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon saying the police were considering billing him up to $20,000 for the intervention. Neighbours called police after the number of teenagers, attracted via text messages, the internet and email, swelled to 500. Ms Nixon said if Corey did not pay, the community in effect would pay for his irresponsibility. Up to 30 police attended the party in Galloway Drive along with dog squads, transit police, divisional vans and a critical incident response team."
The only thing more immature than the story above is the interview below:
Corey Unworthington perhaps?
"Steve and Jo Delaney cut short their Gold Coast holiday after a party at their house attracted up to 500 alcohol-charged youths — who damaged police cars with bottles and had to be dispersed with the help of a police helicopter. ... It could get worse for Corey with Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon saying the police were considering billing him up to $20,000 for the intervention. Neighbours called police after the number of teenagers, attracted via text messages, the internet and email, swelled to 500. Ms Nixon said if Corey did not pay, the community in effect would pay for his irresponsibility. Up to 30 police attended the party in Galloway Drive along with dog squads, transit police, divisional vans and a critical incident response team."
The only thing more immature than the story above is the interview below:
Corey Unworthington perhaps?
Sunday, January 13, 2008
He is Legend
We finally saw I Am Legend last night we thought it was pretty good. It seems to be a clone of the zombie genre (which has been done to death - no pun intended) and competes with the likes of 28 Days Later and Resident Evil.
I didn't know much about the story except that Robert Neville (Will Smith's character) was the "last man on earth". The story has a few good scares along the way. There a few gaps in the story line which could have been explained better. For instance, Neville was considered "the saviour of the human race" and the only mention you see of this is on a newspaper cutting on his fridge. Why I ask you... Why?
I had mixed feelings about the ending. On the one-hand it was a good ending, on the other hand, certain events seemed quite unnecessary. I would have actually welcomed a sequel in this instance - which says something about the movie.
In summary, a story that has been told many times and in many ways before about a man-made disease/cure gone horribly wrong turning humans into zombies/the infected. The story unfolds in an very eerie way and Will Smith does an excellent job making the story credible. Highly recommended - you won't be disappointed.
Rating : 4/5
I didn't know much about the story except that Robert Neville (Will Smith's character) was the "last man on earth". The story has a few good scares along the way. There a few gaps in the story line which could have been explained better. For instance, Neville was considered "the saviour of the human race" and the only mention you see of this is on a newspaper cutting on his fridge. Why I ask you... Why?
I had mixed feelings about the ending. On the one-hand it was a good ending, on the other hand, certain events seemed quite unnecessary. I would have actually welcomed a sequel in this instance - which says something about the movie.
In summary, a story that has been told many times and in many ways before about a man-made disease/cure gone horribly wrong turning humans into zombies/the infected. The story unfolds in an very eerie way and Will Smith does an excellent job making the story credible. Highly recommended - you won't be disappointed.
Rating : 4/5
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Fake Steve Ballmer
I stumbled across the Fake Steve Ballmer site today . It has many hilarious Microsoft-related parodies. Here's one about how Microsoft would redesign iPod packaging:
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